Pool Party triggers COVID-19 outbreak in Spain’s Sevilla Four individuals have tested positive and 40 others are in isolation. 24 Jul, 2020 @ 11:29 Lead·Sevilla
Healthcare professionals will be able to tour Malaga, Sevilla and Palma on city sightseeing buses for free until end of year HEALTHCARE professionals will be able to tour Malaga, Sevilla and Palma on city sightseeing buses for free until the end of the year, it has 26 Jun, 2020 @ 15:29 Health·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Sevilla
Multi-million euro tobacco smuggling ring busted in Spain’s Andalucia The operation focused on the Cordoban capital and the town of Ecija in Sevilla after a tip-off 19 Jun, 2020 @ 20:01 Cordoba·Lead·Sevilla
Squatters hurl rocks at holiday homeowner and TV crew after being filmed breaking into house in Spain’s Seville A SPANISH TV crew and a holiday-home owner had their lives put in danger by squatters hurling rocks at them in Espartinas, Seville. The Antena 17 Jun, 2020 @ 11:36 Crime & Law·Sevilla
Spain’s Top 6 most popular Airbnb listings MOST of Spain is now in Phase 2 of the de-escalation measures and has started seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. 1 Jun, 2020 @ 14:28 Asturias·Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla
Police in Spain can issue fines as high as €3,000 to people who throw their gloves and face masks on the floor POLICE throughout Spain have started issuing fines to people who throw their used gloves and face masks on the ground. 29 May, 2020 @ 19:13 Cadiz·Lead·Sevilla
Bar in Spain’s Sevilla installs robot ‘barman’ that can serve 600 cañas per hour A BAR owner in Sevilla has teamed up with a Spanish tech company to help serve thirsty locals in the post-COVID-19 era. Alberto Martinez, 53, 14 May, 2020 @ 10:20 Lead·Sevilla
Spanish police file denuncia against bar in Sevilla for breaking Phase 1 rules THE Policia Local in Sevilla have filed a denuncia against a bar in the city that broke the Phase 1 rules. 12 May, 2020 @ 15:34 Food & Drink·Lead·Sevilla
WATCH: Guardia Civil raid clandestine cockfight with crowd of 120 people in Spain’s Sevilla 83 people denounced for participating in underground cockfighting in El Palmar de Troya (Sevilla). 11 May, 2020 @ 10:55 Lead·Sevilla
WATCH: Drowning dog rescued by good Samaritan and police officer in Sevilla’s Guadalquivir River The animal had started sinking, exhausted by the effort of trying to keep afloat. 6 May, 2020 @ 11:16 Lead·Sevilla
Local heroine sews masks for up to seven hours per day for FREE to help fight coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia DULCENOMBRE Belmonte Poyon gets up, has her breakfast, then sits down at her sewing machine for a seven-hour marathon. Using a mix of her own 1 May, 2020 @ 19:55 Lead·Sevilla
Traffic jams in Spain’s Madrid and Sevilla as police ramp up checkpoints ahead of Semana Santa weekend THIS weekend would normally see millions of Spaniards heading to the coasts or their family homes in the pueblo. Semana Santa (Holy Week) is arguably 8 Apr, 2020 @ 18:43 Lead·Madrid·Sevilla
European Space Agency proves lock-down leads to significant drop in pollution above Spain’s major cities A BAN on non-essential travel has led to a drastic drop in pollution across Spain. The European Space Agency (ESA) published images on Friday, March 30 Mar, 2020 @ 14:48 Barcelona·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla
Spain and the Costa del Sol feel the effects of the lockdown with a dramatic drop in pollution The majority of the drop has been from a 60% reduction of traffic on the roads of Madrid and Barcelona, while in Andalucia, around an 29 Mar, 2020 @ 11:55 Health·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla
WATCH: Five people denounced for flouting coronavirus lockdown with Semana Santa parade, music and traditional dress in Spain’s Andalucia Footage of the event, which flies in the face of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, shows revellers dancing to breakbeat music 27 Mar, 2020 @ 11:53 Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla
Four arrested for kidnapping and holding man for four days in Sevilla Police found a man handcuffed and lying on the ground with a hood over his head 25 Mar, 2020 @ 17:38 Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla
Man arrested for blocking road with stones to rob drivers forced to stop in Andalucia A man has been arrested for blocking a road with stones to rob the drivers that were forced to stop 25 Mar, 2020 @ 13:02 Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla
The Palacios de Congresos of Malaga and Sevilla to be used as ‘big hospitals’ if necessary In total, there are plans for an extra 26,000 hospital beds 24 Mar, 2020 @ 12:07 Lead·Malaga·Sevilla
Calls to shut down Amazon construction site in Andalucia as coronavirus infections hit FIVE Coronavirus infections on site have increased by 150% in three days 24 Mar, 2020 @ 11:15 Lead·Sevilla
Hostels across Andalucia to house the homeless during the coronavirus state of alarm The hostels are available to those without homes who do not have the infection and have no symptoms of coronavirus 20 Mar, 2020 @ 17:00 Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla
As Spain suspends all La Liga fixtures, we explore why Sevilla vs Real Betis will always dominate the Andalucian capital THE El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona is often cited as the most hotly disputed football match in all Spain. 15 Mar, 2020 @ 18:00 Lead·Sevilla·Sport
CORONAVIRUS: Feria de Abril CANCELLED in Spain’s Sevilla in €830 MILLION tourism loss as organisers scramble to find new date THE Feria de Abril in Sevilla has been postponed over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Juan Espadas made the decision this morning with a new 15 Mar, 2020 @ 15:59 Lead·Sevilla
IT’S A WASHOUT: This is the growing list of cancellations in Spain’s Andalucia due to the coronavirus this weekend The Olive Press is trying to keep abreast of all closures and issues and we will try to keep you updated over the next few 13 Mar, 2020 @ 15:55 Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News
Man arrested in Andalucia after police catch him with 70 bales of hashish in back of van Police found and seized 70 bales of hashish with a weight of 2,340 kilograms 12 Mar, 2020 @ 12:52 Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla
Semana Santa facing being CANCELLED in parts of Spain over coronavirus pandemic while Catalunya bans gatherings of more than 1,000 people SEMANA Santa is under threat from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in some of the worst affected regions in Spain. In Castilla y Leon, Vice President 11 Mar, 2020 @ 20:29 Lead·Sevilla
IMF warns coronavirus to PARALYSE Spain’s tourism as health chiefs warn the crisis could last another FIVE months while ECB says ‘it could be as bad as 2008’ THE International Monetary Fund has warned that the ongoing coronavirus epidemic could paralyse Spain’s tourism industry and cripple consumption. The global lender said what remains 11 Mar, 2020 @ 16:13 Lead·Malaga·Sevilla